Godfellas Cast Reuniting For Film's 25th Anniversary
The cast of "Goodfellas" will reunite for the film's 25th anniversary at the Tribeca Film Festival later this month. CBS News reports that co-stars De Niro, Liotta and Pesci and a host of others will close the 14th annual Tribeca Film Festival on April 25. It will be followed by a can't-miss reunion hosted by Jon Stuart from Mo...
In Scena!, Italian theatre conquers New York
Italian theatre took centre stage in New York for two weeks, with eight productions, together with special events, lectures and seminars. The third edition, of the "In Scena!" festival brought Italian shows to all five boroughs of the Big Apple. The bill included, "Angiulina The Mule", "Broken Dances - in Pasolini's Bubble", "Chez Dimi"," Cingomma"...
How one Italian restaurant stands out in New York City
by Elisha Hartwig It's hard not to feel like you're part of the warm and caring Italian family when you walk through the doors at West 56th street in New York City. Sal Scognomillo, the current head chef at Patsy's Italian Restaurant is a jovial, sweet man who exudes a genuine contentment with life — hard to find in the city, wher...
Free Italian Classes this fall at Eton Institute in New York
Eton Institute, a chic language school located in Manhattan, will be opening its doors for the public to learn the Italian language for FREE, throughout the month of November. The institute offers a free language course every month as part of its commitment to make language learning accessible to everyone. To many, autumn is the best time...
Annual Holiday NOIAW Luncheon
December 12 (Saturday) 11:30 am - 3:30 pm. Annual Holiday Luncheon. Join Long Island NOIAW members and friends to enjoy a delicious lunch in the elegant Bay Room at Manhasset Bay Yacht Club. The sweet voice of Carolina Gengo will lead us in well-known carols, including a few Italian ones. Shop for adorable and well-priced holiday gifts fr...
Emanuele Aldrovandi's BUTTERFLIES Is In Scena's 2016 Mario Fratti Award Winner
IN SCENA! ITALIAN THEATER FESTIVAL NY announces the winner of the 2016 Mario Fratti Award: BUTTERFLIES by Emanuele Aldrovandi. Presented annually to an emerging Italian playwright, the winning play is translated into English and the playwright receives a specially commissioned lithograph by artist Victoria Febrer. The award is named after...
A New Italian Cocktail Bar Opens in Brooklyn With Amaretto Sours and Lambrusco Spritzes
by Chris Crowley Carroll Gardens has long been one of New York's Italian-American strongholds, a heritage that's maintained by enduring establishments like Caputo's Fine Foods and referenced by newer, homage-paying restaurants like Frankie's 457 and Lucali, two of the neighborhood's best restaurants. And hospitality-industry vets Frankie R...
Italytime - Serata Italiana - June 18th, 7 PM - NYC
Come have fun ITALIAN STYLE! PIZZA, PASTA & ITALIAN SONGS, TREASURE HUNT FOR THE KIDS, WITH A SIDE DISH OF THEATER! The evening will be in Italian. SERATA ITALIANA. 18 Giugno 7:00pm. OUR LADY OF POMPEII THEATER - 238 Bleecker Street. New York, NY 10014 Italytime e' lieta di invitarvi ad una serata par...
Italy native finds success with new garden center
Salvatore Montemarano came to this country from a small town in Naples, Italy, called Avellino that was once a thriving farm community. What he thought was a routine visit with family in Brooklyn when he was a 17-years-old turned into a career opportunity -- one Montemarano jumped on and never looked back. Read more Sourc...
La Association of Italian Educators raccoglie i frutti di 15 anni di lavoro per migliorare l'insegnamento dell'italiano
Il quindicesimo appuntamento annuale "Educators Awards" della Association of Italian American Educators che coincide con il 2013 Anno della Cultura italiana negli Stati Uniti, è stato festeggiato domenica da centinaia di persone presso la sala ricevimenti Chateau Briand situata a Carle Place a Long Island. L'annuale premiazione e consegna di borse...
Dai bordi di periferia a New York
By Beatrice Bondi Lunedì sera Eros Ramazzotti ha cantato a New York, penultima tappa americana, dopo Los Angeles e Atlantic City, del tour ramazzottiano dell'album NOI, che è partito lo scorso marzo ed è approdato nel nuovo mondo dopo aver toccato le principali città italiane ed europee. Giovedì Eros si esibirà a Miami, ultima tappa negli States,...
Staten Island's Sea View Playwright's to stage 'Nine,' a midlife musical
by Michael J. Fressola Having squeezed Stephen Sondheim's "Sweeney Todd" into tiny, 80-seat Sea View Playwright's Theater a few seasons ago, director Tina Barone has assigned herself an equal-or-greater logistical challenge, "Nine," the Arthur Kopit/ Maury Weston musical. It fits too, she's happy to report. Her production, opening...